82 FR 8761 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; New Collection

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 18 (January 30, 2017)

Page Range		8761-8762
FR Document		2017-01926

The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 78635 on November 8, 2016, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1122-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection

AGENCY: Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women 
(OVW) will be submitting the following information collection request 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
at 81 FR 78635 on November 8, 2016, 2016, allowing for a 60 day comment 
period.

DATES:  Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
March 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and/or suggestion 
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to Cathy 
Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or 
[email protected]. Written comments and/or suggestions can 
also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Domestic Violence and Housing 
Technical Assistance Consortium Safe Housing Needs Assessment.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-
XXXX. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The affected public includes housing/
homelessness providers and domestic violence/sexual assault service 
providers. Domestic violence is a major cause of homelessness, 
particularly for families with children. Among those families currently 
experiencing homelessness, more than 80 percent had previously 
experienced domestic violence. According to the U.S. Conference of 
Mayors, in 2008, 28% of families were homeless because of domestic 
violence and domestic violence is often cited as the primary cause of 
homelessness. There is a significant need for housing programs that 
offer supportive services and resources to victims of domestic violence 
and their children in ways that are trauma-informed and culturally 
relevant. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Family 
and Youth Services Bureau, Division of Family Violence Prevention and 
Services (DFVPS), the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice 
Programs Office for Victims of Crime (OJP/OVC), Office on Violence 
Against Women (OVW), and the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) have established a federal technical assistance 
consortium that will provide national domestic violence and housing 
training, technical assistance, and resource development. The Domestic 
Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium will implement a 
federally coordinated approach to providing resources, program 
guidance, training, and technical assistance to domestic violence, 
homeless, and housing service providers.
    The Safe Housing Needs Assessment will be used to determine the 
training and technical assistance needs of organizations providing safe 
housing for domestic violence victims and their families. The Safe 
Housing Needs Assessment will gather input from community service 
providers, coalitions and continuums of care. This assessment is the 
first of its kind aimed at simultaneously reaching the domestic and 
sexual violence field, as well as the homeless and housing field. The 
assessment seeks to gather information on topics ranging from the 
extent to which both fields coordinate to provide safety and access to 
services for domestic and sexual violence survivors within the homeless 
system, to ways in which programs are implementing innovative models to 
promote long-term housing stability for survivors and their families. 
Additionally, this assessment seeks to identify specific barriers 
preventing collaboration across these fields, as well as promising 
practices. The results will help the Consortium provide organizations 
and communities with the tools, strategies and support necessary to 
improve coordination between domestic violence/sexual

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assault service providers and homeless and housing service providers, 
so that survivors and their children can ultimately avoid homelessness 
and live free from abuse.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that it will take the approximately 78,660 respondents 
approximately fifteen minutes to complete an online assessment tool.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data 
collection forms is 19,665 hours, that is 78,660 organizations 
completing an assessment tool one time with an estimated completion 
time being fifteen minutes.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution 
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B, Washington, DC 20530.

Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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(4) Affected public who will be asked FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: families with children. Among those
or required to respond, as well as a brief Written comments and/or suggestion families currently experiencing
abstract: regarding the items contained in this homelessness, more than 80 percent had
Primary: State, Local, or Tribal notice, especially the estimated public previously experienced domestic
Government. burden and associated response time, violence. According to the U.S.
Other: Federal Government. should be directed to Cathy Poston, Conference of Mayors, in 2008, 28% of
Abstract: This form is necessary to Office on Violence Against Women, at families were homeless because of
maintain a record of another agency’s 202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ domestic violence and domestic
official request for an individual’s usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or violence is often cited as the primary
background investigation record. The suggestions can also be sent to the cause of homelessness. There is a
documented request will assist the ATF Office of Management and Budget, significant need for housing programs
in ensuring that unauthorized Office of Information and Regulatory that offer supportive services and
disclosures of information do not occur. Affairs, Attention Department of Justice resources to victims of domestic
(5) An estimate of the total number of Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or violence and their children in ways that
respondents and the amount of time sent to OIRA_submissions@ are trauma-informed and culturally
estimated for an average respondent to omb.eop.gov. relevant. The Administration for
respond: An estimated 300 respondents Children and Families (ACF), Family
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
will utilize the form, and it will take and Youth Services Bureau, Division of
Written comments and suggestions
each respondent 5 minutes to complete Family Violence Prevention and
from the public and affected agencies
the form. Services (DFVPS), the U.S. Department
concerning the proposed collection of
(6) An estimate of the total public of Justice Office of Justice Programs
information are encouraged. Your
burden (in hours) associated with the Office for Victims of Crime (OJP/OVC),
comments should address one or more
collection: The estimated annual public Office on Violence Against Women
of the following four points:
burden associated with this collection is (OVW), and the Department of Housing
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
25 hours. and Urban Development (HUD) have
collection of information is necessary
If additional information is required established a federal technical
for the proper performance of the
contact: Melody Braswell, Department assistance consortium that will provide
functions of the agency, including
Clearance Officer, United States national domestic violence and housing
whether the information will have
Department of Justice, Justice training, technical assistance, and
practical utility;
Management Division, Policy and resource development. The Domestic
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Planning Staff, Two Constitution Violence and Housing Technical
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Assistance Consortium will implement
proposed collection of information,
Washington, DC 20530. a federally coordinated approach to
including the validity of the
Dated: January 25, 2017. methodology and assumptions used; providing resources, program guidance,
Melody Braswell, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and training, and technical assistance to
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. clarity of the information to be domestic violence, homeless, and
Department of Justice. collected; and housing service providers.
[FR Doc. 2017–01954 Filed 1–27–17; 8:45 am] (4) Minimize the burden of the The Safe Housing Needs Assessment
BILLING CODE 4410–14–P collection of information on those who will be used to determine the training
are to respond, including through the and technical assistance needs of
use of appropriate automated, organizations providing safe housing for
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE electronic, mechanical, or other domestic violence victims and their
technological collection techniques or families. The Safe Housing Needs
[OMB Number 1122–New]
other forms of information technology, Assessment will gather input from
Agency Information Collection e.g., permitting electronic submission of community service providers, coalitions
Activities; Proposed eCollection responses. and continuums of care. This
eComments Requested; New assessment is the first of its kind aimed
Overview of This Information at simultaneously reaching the domestic
Collection Collection and sexual violence field, as well as the
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against (1) Type of Information Collection: homeless and housing field. The
Women, Department of Justice. New collection. assessment seeks to gather information
ACTION: 30-day Notice. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: on topics ranging from the extent to
Domestic Violence and Housing which both fields coordinate to provide
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Technical Assistance Consortium Safe safety and access to services for
Office on Violence Against Women Housing Needs Assessment. domestic and sexual violence survivors
(OVW) will be submitting the following (3) Agency form number, if any, and within the homeless system, to ways in
information collection request to the the applicable component of the which programs are implementing
Office of Management and Budget Department of Justice sponsoring the innovative models to promote long-term
(OMB) for review and approval in collection: Form Number: 1122–XXXX. housing stability for survivors and their
accordance with the Paperwork U.S. Department of Justice, Office on families. Additionally, this assessment
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed Violence Against Women. seeks to identify specific barriers
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information collection was previously (4) Affected public who will be asked preventing collaboration across these
published in the Federal Register at 81 or required to respond, as well as a brief fields, as well as promising practices.
FR 78635 on November 8, 2016, 2016, abstract: The affected public includes The results will help the Consortium
allowing for a 60 day comment period. housing/homelessness providers and provide organizations and communities
DATES: Comments are encouraged and domestic violence/sexual assault service with the tools, strategies and support
will be accepted for 30 days until March providers. Domestic violence is a major necessary to improve coordination
1, 2017. cause of homelessness, particularly for between domestic violence/sexual

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assault service providers and homeless should be directed to Cathy Poston, one hour to complete a semi-annual
and housing service providers, so that Office on Violence Against Women, at progress report twice a year. The semi-
survivors and their children can 202–514–5430 or Catherine.poston@ annual progress report for the Technical
ultimately avoid homelessness and live usdoj.gov. Written comments and/or Assistance Program is divided into
free from abuse. suggestions can also be sent to the sections that pertain to the different
(5) An estimate of the total number of Office of Management and Budget, types of activities in which Technical
respondents and the amount of time Office of Information and Regulatory Assistance Providers are engaged. The
estimated for an average respondent to Affairs, Attention Department of Justice primary purpose of the OVW Technical
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or Assistance Program is to provide direct
take the approximately 78,660 sent to OIRA_submissions@ assistance to grantees and their
respondents approximately fifteen omb.eop.gov. subgrantees to enhance the success of
minutes to complete an online local projects they are implementing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
assessment tool. with VAWA grant funds. In addition,
comments and suggestions from the
(6) An estimate of the total public OVW is focused on building the
public and affected agencies concerning
burden (in hours) associated with the capacity of criminal justice and victim
the proposed collection of information
collection: The total annual hour burden services organizations to respond
are encouraged. Your comments should
to complete the data collection forms is effectively to sexual assault, domestic
address one or more of the following
19,665 hours, that is 78,660 violence, dating violence, and stalking
four points:
organizations completing an assessment and to foster partnerships between
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
tool one time with an estimated organizations that have not traditionally
collection of information is necessary
completion time being fifteen minutes. worked together to address violence
If additional information is required for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including against women, such as faith- and
contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy community-based organizations.
Clearance Officer, United States whether the information will have
practical utility; (6) An estimate of the total public
Department of Justice, Justice burden (in hours) associated with the
Management Division, Policy and (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection: The total annual hour burden
Planning Staff, Two Constitution to complete the semi-annual progress
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B, proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the report form is 200 hours. It will take
Washington, DC 20530. approximately one hour for the grantees
methodology and assumptions used;
Melody Braswell, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and to complete the form twice a year.
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. clarity of the information to be If additional information is required
Department of Justice. collected; and contact: Melody Braswell, Deputy
[FR Doc. 2017–01926 Filed 1–27–17; 8:45 am] (4) Minimize the burden of the Clearance Officer, United States
collection of information on those who Department of Justice, Justice
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are to respond, including through the Management Division, Policy and
use of appropriate automated, Planning Staff, Two Constitution
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE electronic, mechanical, or other Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E, 405B,
technological collection techniques or Washington, DC 20530.
[OMB Number 1122–0017]
other forms of information technology, Dated: January 25, 2017.
Agency Information Collection e.g., permitting electronic submission of Melody Braswell,
Activities; Proposed eCollection responses. Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
eComments Requested; Extension of a Department of Justice.
Overview of This Information
Currently Approved Collection Collection [FR Doc. 2017–01950 Filed 1–27–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against (1) Type of Information Collection:
Women, Department of Justice. Extension of a currently approved
ACTION: 30-day notice. collection. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, annual Progress Report for the [OMB Number 1121–2220]
Office on Violence Against Women Technical Assistance Program.
(OVW) will be submitting the following Agency Information Collection
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
information collection request to the Activities; Proposed eCollection
the applicable component of the
Office of Management and Budget eComments Requested; Bureau of
Department of Justice sponsoring the
(OMB) for review and approval in Justice Assistance Application Form:
collection: Form Number: 1122–0017.
accordance with the Paperwork Public Safety Officers Educational
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed Assistance
Violence Against Women.
information collection was previously (4) Affected public who will be asked AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Assistance,
published in the Federal Register at 81 or required to respond, as well as a brief Department of Justice
FR 64511 on September 20, 2016, abstract: The affected public includes ACTION: 30-day notice.
allowing for a 60 day comment period. the 100 programs providing technical
DATES: Comments are encouraged and assistance as recipients under the SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

will be accepted for 30 days until March Technical Assistance Program. (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
1, 2017. (5) An estimate of the total number of has submitted the following information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: respondents and the amount of time collection request to the Office of
Written comments and/or suggestion estimated for an average respondent to Management and Budget (OMB) for
regarding the items contained in this respond/reply: It is estimated that it will review and approval in accordance with
notice, especially the estimated public take the 100 respondents (Technical the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
burden and associated response time, Assistance providers) approximately This proposed information collection

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-day Notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until March 1, 2017.
Contact		Written comments and/or suggestion regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to Cathy Poston, Office on Violence Against Women, at 202-514-5430 or [email protected] Written comments and/or suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 8761